Via Wikimedia Commons (Ahmed al-Sharaa, President of Syria, in March 2026)

Ahmed al-Sharaa

Arcs in the news about Ahmed al-Sharaa from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

Person · 31 stories · 118 articles · earliest story we hold Dec 8, 2024

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The fall of Assad and Syria's new era under Ahmed al-Sharaa

17 of 80 stories this year

Syria announces ceasefire after days of clashes with Kurdish fighters in Aleppo · 6 articles, Jan 9US launches new "large-scale strikes" on ISIS targets In Syria · 49 articles, Jan 10US launches another retaliatory strike in Syria, killing leader tied to deadly Islamic State ambush · 36 articles, Jan 17Syrian government agrees to ceasefire with Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces · 15 articles, Jan 18US military reports a series of airstrikes against Islamic State targets in Syria · 13 articles, Feb 14Explosive device goes off in cafe in Syria's capital, killing at least 9 people · 29 articles, Jul 2Explosions rock Syria's capital as French President Macron visits · 25 articles, Jul 7Trump moves to remove Syria from US list of state sponsors of terrorism · 33 articles, Jul 7Syria says it arrested suspects behind the Damascus bombings during Macron’s visit · 14 articles, Jul 9The UN chief on a visit to Damascus urges the international community to support Syrian people · 13 articles, Jul 25Explosion in Damascus suburb kills at least 1 person, wounds several others · 18 articles, Aug 6Russian forces in Syria will give up control of two strategic bases on the Mediterranean coast · 21 articles, Aug 9Syrian ex-president sentenced to death · 50 articles, Aug 11Syria says Israeli strike near Damascus violation of international law · 42 articles, Aug 18US removes Syria from state sponsor of terrorism list · 20 articles, Aug 24Syria court sentences Assad-era grand mufti to life in prison · 6 articles, Aug 24Former Syrian official convicted of torture under Assad sentenced to 60 years in US prison · 15 articles, Sep 17

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Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else4 stories in 2026 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories that name Ahmed al-Sharaa

  1. Sep 22– 26Netanyahu slams critics, Mamdani, in defiant speech as UN delegates walk out127 articles · 63 independent sources
    13 left, 24 center, 18 right
  2. Sep 3– 4Syria begins destroying Assad-era chemical weapons5 articles · 4 independent sources
    0 left, 0 center, 2 right
  3. Aug 27– 28Syria president appoints Kurdish leader Mazloum Abdi as his adviser7 articles · 4 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 0 right
  4. Jul 12Syria's new parliament holds first session since Assad's ouster8 articles · 7 independent sources
    1 left, 0 center, 1 right
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